'check out' definitions:

Definition of 'check out'

(from WordNet)
verb
Examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" [syn: check, check up on, look into, check out, suss out, check over, go over, check into]
verb
Announce one's departure from a hotel [ant: check in, sign in]
verb
Be verified or confirmed; pass inspection; "These stories don't check!" [syn: check, check out]
verb
Trace; "We are running down a few tips" [syn: run down, check out]
verb
Record, add up, and receive payment for items purchased; "She was checking out the apples that the customer had put on the conveyer belt"
verb
Withdraw money by writing a check [syn: cheque, check out]
verb
Try to learn someone's opinions and intentions; "I have to sound out the new professor" [syn: check out, sound out, feel out]

Definition of 'check out'

From: GCIDE
  • check out \check" out\ v. t.
  • 1. To inspect or examine. [Colloq.] [PJC]
  • 2. To make a record of having borrowed (something) for temporary use; as, to check out a book at the library; to check out equipment from a depository. [PJC]
  • 3. To bring (items to be purchased) to a checkout counter (as at a supermarket or other retail store) where the prices may be totaled and the bill may be paid. [PJC]

Definition of 'check out'

From: GCIDE
  • check out \check` out"\ v. i.
  • 1. To vacate a room at a hotel, notel, etc. Converse of check in. [PJC]
  • 2. To die. [Colloq.] [PJC]

Synonyms of 'check out'

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